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Just a few zoo shots

SloYerRollSloYerRoll Registered Users Posts: 2,788 Major grins
edited January 16, 2008 in Wildlife
I've been doing a rotten job of sharing photos in here. So I figured I'd start out w/ the ones I just dumped of my memory card today.

Hope you enjoy.
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This guy was alsleep. But he looked really cool! Anyone know what it's called?
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Hope you enjoyed.
-Jon

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    GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2008
    Good pics Jon thumb.gif

    I think that one might be called... an owl! ;) Very cool bird, whatever kind of owl it might be.

    The tiger shots are pretty cool. What is that last thing??headscratch.gif
    Mike Helbig

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    HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2008
    Good shots especially the barn owl. thumb.gif
    Harry
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    schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2008
    rolleyes1.gif I've never seen a barn owl with its eyes closed. It looks pretty funny!

    I love the composition of the elephant shot. Great way to emphasize the texture in the skin.
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    CuongCuong Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2008
    That owl looks like it has branches growing out of its torso. I like the 1st tiger shot and the elephant. The last one looks like a slender fish.

    Cuong
    "She Was a Little Taste of Heaven – And a One-Way Ticket to Hell!" - Max Phillips
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    SloYerRollSloYerRoll Registered Users Posts: 2,788 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2008
    Thanks for the comments!

    The barn owl (thanks for telling me what it was) and the fish in the bottom were both taken practically in the dark w/ my 1.8.

    The fish is [part of the needlefish family. not sure of it's exact species. I really wish I would have hade more DOF on this little guy, but available light wouldn't allow that. So I tried really hard to get his "head" sharp. (not easy to do in the dark through glass ;)

    I'd love to be a part time birder. But the best I can do w/ glass right now is my 70-200 2.8 so I've got a long way to go before I'm shooting anything wild. Not to mention there aren't a ton of birds in Central Oregon.
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    TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2008
    love these!thumb.gif
    SloYerRoll wrote:
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    Hope you enjoyed.
    -Jon
    Aaron Nelson
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    SloYerRollSloYerRoll Registered Users Posts: 2,788 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2008
    Thanks Aaron. That tiger looks focused! He was actually just haning out. mwink.gif

    Not bad grabs for an old D50..
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    dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2008
    excellent shotsclap.gif
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
    Dave
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